Where does “ultimatum” come from?

ultimatum (Cebuano) comes from English ultimatum, from Latin ultimatus, from Latin ultimus, from Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos — last.

ultimatum (Cebuano): an ultimatum

Definitions

  1. an ultimatum

Ancestry of “ultimatum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishultimatumA final statement of terms or conditions made by...
2Latinultimatusdone, finished
3Latinultimuslast, final; furthest, farthest
4Proto-Italic*oltm̥moslast
Every word from Proto-Italic *oltm̥mos →Every word from Latin ultimus →Every word from Latin ultimatus →